In the sealed space, one small child and one fox stared at each other with wide eyes.
Naruto considered that he hadn't employed his mouth evasion skills much and didn't believe he could deceive a thousand-year-old fox. So, he decided to be straightforward: "Big fox, I know you."
Kyuubi closed his eyes and ignored him, "of course, the entire Konoha knows me"
"Everyone calls you the nine-tailed demon fox."
Nine-Tails still didn't harm him.
"But you have a name, Kurama."
Kurama finally opened his eyes and stood up suddenly, his massive head hitting the iron door, making it rattle. "How did you know that, stinky brat!"
Seeing Nine-Tails' excited reaction, Naruto suddenly pondered. Humans are very strange creatures. They will desperately struggle to survive in dangerous situations, but occasionally they want to die in a safe environment.
Naruto now felt like he was looking at a beast through a cage in front of Nine Tails. As everyone knows, the nine-tails don't like humans for a reason.
Naruto tentatively said, "If I were to tell you that I am the reincarnation of a Six Path, would you believe me?"
"Bullsh*t!" Nine Tails patted the door with a paw to express his anger.
"Then, would you believe me if I said I'm the reincarnation of Asura?"
"You still know Asura!?" Nine Tails was shocked. This kid knows that the Six Paths sage can also be understood as having his legend in the ninja world, but the name of Asura is not well-known.
"It's very troublesome to explain. Why don't you just calm down and listen to me slowly?"
Nine Tails stared at him for a few seconds and then relented, "Speak."
"Before that, let's get acquainted. My name is Uzumaki Naruto, hee hee." Naruto showed a big smile.
"Humph." Nine Tails turned his head slightly as if he had to squeeze a few words out of his teeth."Continue."
Naruto clapped his hands and switched to storytelling mode:
"Speaking of which, Kaguya Otsutsuki came from outer space, wanting to turn human beings into sacrifice and nourish the divine tree. Fortunately, the two brothers, Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki, joined forces to seal her"
"Some time later, Hagoromo Otsutsuki was inspired by his youngest son, Asura, to use his Creation of All Things ability to divide the Ten-Tails' chakra into nine living entities, what would become the tailed beasts. The Sage named the nine and explained to them that a link existed between them despite their separation."
"However, a guy from the Senju clan took his brother to capture the tailed beasts and distributed them to the major ninja villages, hoping to balance the strength of the villages through the power of the tailed beasts and achieve peace."
"So, the tailed beasts lost their freedom one after another."
"However, things took an unexpected turn. Hashirama didn't expect to be betrayed by his half-brother, Madara, who ran away from the village. Soon after, he passed away. After several wars in the ninja world, peace seemed far away."
"The tailed beasts that Hashirama originally wanted to use to balance the power of various villages were instead used as weapons of war."
"These fox all know that but what interests the me is how you know all this." Although there are some unfamiliar words, Nine Tails can generally understand them.
Naruto felt he was still in a hurry, and Fox was impatient. Why wasn't he listening? There was no choice; so Naruto had to explain:
"If I have to say it, it's like seeing it with my own eyes. Many pictures and sounds remain in my memory. To say where it came from, I already knew it from birth."
What Naruto said was the truth. I watched the anime in my previous life, and I knew it from birth.
Kyuubi generally believed it, mainly because the world did have such an ability. For example, the old toad called Toad Gamamaru in Mount Myoboku can occasionally dream of some fragments about the future.
Back then, it was Toad Gamamaru who guided the sage of the Six Paths to learn Six Paths Senjustu, a heightened version of the Sage Mode to combat Kaguya.
Now it's not uncommon for someone who can see the past to appear, but why is this kid?
"Little devil, what do you want to do?"
"I'm interested in your power."
"What did you say?"
"I mean I desire your power."
"Desire sounds derogatory, doesn't it?"
"Well, maybe from your perspective, you should use that word."
"Hmm." Kurama sat and closed his eyes. The amount of information received today was a bit overwhelming. He would observe and consider later to determine if this little devil had any connection with the old man.
"Anyway, we got to know each other today. I'm going to bed now, bye-bye, big fox!" Naruto waved his hand. "I am still a child; we can't stay up late. It's important to go to bed early and wake up early for good health."
Three seconds later, Kyuubi opened his eyes again: "Why are you still here?"
"Then... how do I get out?"
****
In the end, Naruto left the space. It was the first time he had interacted with the fox spirit, and he was quite satisfied.
In the morning, Naruto emerged from his room yawning. Minato was sitting at the dining table, reading the newspaper, and Kushina was preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
"Good morning, Mom and Dad."
"Good morning."
"Go wash up; it's time for breakfast."
After Naruto washed up, he sat across from Kushina, took a bite of the poached egg, and said inarticulately, "I saw the big fox last night."
Minato put away the newspaper and asked with a smile, "A fox? Did Naruto have a nightmare?"
"It wasn't a dream; it was the big fox with nine tails, locked inside the iron cage."
"Pfft!" Kushina spewed a mouthful of milk onto Naruto's face.
Naruto wiped his face expressionlessly, staring at Kushina with resentment without speaking.
"Ah, sorry, sorry Naruto, Mom was just too surprised." Kushina turned to look at Minato: "Minato~"
"I know." Minato checked Naruto's seal under his clothes and said, "The seal is intact."
That was a standard check. Kushina breathed a sigh of relief, sat up straight, and said seriously, "Naruto, next time something like this happens, don't be afraid."
Naruto said, "We're ninjas; we won't be afraid."
"That fox is called Nine-Tails, one of the nine-tailed beasts..."
"That..." Naruto raised his hand to interrupt her, "I know all of this."
"Since you already know... eh? How do you know?"
"Never mind that you told me when you were pregnant; even if you didn't say..."
"Wait! Do you remember what happened before you were born?!"
"Yes."
Kushina and Minato exchanged glances and asked, "How much do you remember?"
"Most of it; for example, my mother once told me about my father's heroic rescue and then what my mother was thinking at that time..."
"Eh???? Don't go on!" Kushina, who was nearly told something embarrassing, blushed like a tomato. "Forget everything that comes after that! Forget it!"
Minato smiled awkwardly beside her, curious about what Kushina had told Naruto.
"Yes, yes." Naruto said
Kushina was embarassmed, her son now knows everything thing.
"Cough." After finally regaining her composure, Kushina coughed dryly and said seriously, "Since you know everything, you should also know that as a jinchuriki, you may feel lonely, sad, and unfair..."
"It's okay if you can be friends with the big fox; that's fine."
"...Be friends with Kyuubi? Is that even possible?"
"Why not? He has wisdom, feelings, and a name of his own. The 'Nine Tails' is just a name given by people based on the number of tails."
Naruto's words had a profound impact on Minato and Kushina. The prevailing perception of tailed beasts during this period was that they were powerful beasts.
Since they were beasts, they should be tamed and used violently rather than being communicated with for peaceful coexistence.
Minato thoughtfully said, "Naruto."
"Yes?"
"Do it according to your idea."
"Okay!"
Kushina had mixed feelings. She had always assumed she would use her power to control the Nine-Tails, and now she was hearing talk about making friends with it...
****
After breakfast, Naruto diligently completed his daily physical exercises, reading, and education. His training had significantly increased compared to a few months ago, and he could feel his progress every day. It was a great feeling to see the results of his hard work paying off.
Exercise, study, play during the day, tease the fox at night, and then sleep contentedly. The days were comfortable and fulfilling.
It wasn't until a few months later that Naruto's peaceful life became a bit turbulent.
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